LaMelo Ball vs. Bart Kofoed Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bart Kofoed and LaMelo Ball, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

LaMelo Ball played 4 years in the NBA, 1 less than Bart Kofoed, who played 5. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Bart Kofoed had his rookie season in 1987-88. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
LaMelo Ball 4 0 2020-21 to 2023-24
Bart Kofoed 5 1 1987-88 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

LaMelo Ball Bart Kofoed
Season 2020-211987-88
Team Charlotte HornetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball 51 28.8 15.7 1.2 4.7 5.9 6.1 1.6 0.4 2.8 2.7 5.7 13.2 .436 1.8 5.1 .352 2.5 3.2 .758
Bart Kofoed 36 6.3 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.2 0.5 1.3 .375 0.1 0.2 .286 0.2 0.4 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bart Kofoed 10 10.9 2.1 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.9 1.8 0.9 2.3 .391 0.1 0.5 .200 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 2

LaMelo Ball Bart Kofoed
Season 2021-221988-89
Team Charlotte HornetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball 75 32.3 20.1 1.4 5.2 6.7 7.6 1.6 0.4 3.3 3.2 7.2 16.7 .429 2.9 7.5 .389 2.8 3.2 .872
Bart Kofoed 19 9.3 1.6 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.2 0.6 1.7 .364 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.6 .545
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bart Kofoed ------- --- ----------

Note: Bart Kofoed didn't play in 1989-90.

Season 3

LaMelo Ball Bart Kofoed
Season 2022-231990-91
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball 36 35.2 23.3 1.2 5.3 6.4 8.4 1.3 0.3 3.6 3.3 8.2 20.0 .411 4.0 10.6 .376 2.8 3.4 .836
Bart Kofoed 5 4.2 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.6 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.2 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bart Kofoed ------- --- ----------

Season 4

LaMelo Ball Bart Kofoed
Season 2023-241991-92
Team Charlotte HornetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball 22 32.3 23.9 1.3 3.8 5.1 8.0 1.8 0.2 3.8 3.6 8.3 19.2 .433 3.2 9.0 .355 4.1 4.7 .865
Bart Kofoed 44 5.4 1.5 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.6 1.2 .472 0.0 0.2 .143 0.3 0.6 .577
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bart Kofoed ------- --- ----------

Season 5

LaMelo Ball Bart Kofoed
Season -1992-93
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bart Kofoed 7 5.9 2.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.9 .231 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.0 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
LaMelo Ball ------- --- ----------
Bart Kofoed ------- --- ----------